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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana's hair fall after being cut?
(a) Falls in tight curls.
(b) Hangs straight.
(c) Falls in loose waves.
(d) Curls in a short fringe.

2. In Chapter 5, what does the cap look like that Parvana's mother gives her to wear?
(a) White with embroidery.
(b) Green felt.
(c) Blue with embroidery.
(d) White felt.

3. In Chapter 5, what color is Hossain's shalwar kameez that Parvana tries on?
(a) Blue.
(b) Beige.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

4. In Chapter 1, what was Parvana's mother's job before the Taliban came?
(a) School teacher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Reporter.

5. In Chapter 5, who does Nooria say that they will tell people Parvana is?
(a) Foster child.
(b) Nephew.
(c) Brother.
(d) Cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how long has mother been lying on the toshak?

2. In Chapter 4, on what day after Parvana and Mother return from the prison does the family run out of food?

3. In Chapter 2, what color is the outfit that Parvana's mother says they need to sell?

4. In Chapter 5, what does Parvana buy first when she goes to get food?

5. In Chapter 5, how many cups of water does Parvana get to drink after the water is boiled?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 2, what are Mother and Nooria always doing and why?

3. In Chapter 4, what physical issues do Parvana and her mother have when they return home from the prison?

4. In Chapter 4, what did Mother do after returning home from the prison?

5. In Chapter 1, what changes in Parvana's family's life occured after the Taliban came?

6. In Chapter 3, what order of the Taliban did Father refuse to follow and why?

7. In Chapter 6, what do Mrs. Weera and Mother decide to do so that Parvana can go to the market?

8. In Chapter 4, how does Ali act when his mother is sleeping so much?

9. In Chapter 5, how does Parvana get away from a soldier in the market?

10. In Chapter 2, how does Parvana have to get water for the family?

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